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All images reprinted with permission from Modern Art Desserts: Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Confections, and Frozen Treats Based on Iconic Works of Art, by Caitlin Freeman, copyright (c) 2013. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc.
In Modern Art Desserts: Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Confections, and Frozen Treats Based on Iconic Works of Art, pastry chef Caitlin Freeman of Miette Bakery and Blue Bottle Coffee Company recreates art by the likes of Roy Lichtenstein, Jeff Koons, and Henry Matisse. With help from local Bay Area chef Tara Duggan and San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art curator Janet Bishop, Freeman breaks down the recipes to help readers recreate complicated designs at home.
Here are five desserts sure to impress the modern dinner guest:
Mondrian Cake Freeman’s white velvet cake and a chocolate ganache are carefully cut and arranged to resemble Piet Mondrian’s graphic works.
Photo by: Clay McLachlan (c) 2013
Fuller’s Hot Chocolate Homemade marshmallows float in rich cocoa and are topped with sea salt for a delicious rendition of Buckminster Fuller’s Tetrahedral City.
Photo by: Clay McLachlan (c) 2013
Lichtenstein Cake Red Velvet cake gets even fancier in Freeman’s polka dotted homage to pop art icon Roy Lichtenstein.
Photo by: Clay McLachlan (c) 2013
Dijkstra Icebox Cake Inspired by a swimsuit in Rineke Dijkstra’s photographs, chocolate sable cookies and homemade whipped cream make for a graphic and classic combination.
Photo by: Clay McLachlan (c) 2013
Need more help throwing a sophisticated soiree? Rico Galiano and Brendan Newman of NPR’s Dinner Party Download share their perfect party tips.
